Editor: You recently published several good articles demonstrating how little our state government cares about Pennsylvania’s citizens. Our Legislature passed Act 12, allowing municipal governments to receive substantial cash windfalls by abandoning their responsibilities for their water/sewage facilities and burdening residents with outrageously high rates, which the Public Utility Commission consistently allows to escalate. Why? […]
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"Child care providers are the workforce behind the workforce needed to build Maine's economy."
Didn’t think it through My wife and I are not wealthy, we live off CPP and OAS. Hearing the NDP want to tax the rich, I thought, OK, Canada needs the money. Until I read reports including an insightful one from Bloomberg News. Past socialist governments in France initiated a wealth and capital gains tax. […]
Despite writing this letter each week, I still wonder why so few of us write real ones anymore. I was thinking of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, who corresponded frequently but met only once: ‘The present racial crisis in this country carries within it powerful destructive ingredients that may soon erupt into an uncontrollable explosion,’ More
The note is dated April 25, 1988 and is handwritten on Kensington Palace paper. The family of the letter's recipient, Lance Corporal Jones, put it up for auction. Diana tells the tailor that her sons are 'thrilled' with the outfits and thanks him
Other findings included: Now a dementia care provider in the UK is challenging the perception of care in older age, after new research has shown that many people wait until breaking point before reaching out for help when it comes to the care of their loved one. The study by Vida Healthcare highlights the uncertainty around the different types of care available within the UK, with many people in Leeds admitting to not knowing what different types of care involve. A quarter (25 percent) of Leeds...
A leading provider of dementia care in the UK is challenging the perception of care in older age, after new research has shown that many people wait until breaking point before reaching out for help when it comes to the care of their loved one. The study by Vida Healthcare highlights the uncertainty around the different types of care available within the UK, with many people in Sheffield admitting to not knowing what different types of care involve. A third (33 percent) of Sheffield adults...
AUBURN, Wash. – After a series of low-paying jobs, Nicole Slemp finally landed one she loved. She was a secretary for Washington’s child services department, a job that came with her own cubicle, and she had a knack for working with families in difficult situations. Slemp expected to return to work after having her son […]
There’s a new mobile dental-care program making the rounds in Toronto. Toronto Public Health has two vans with built-in dental clinics that are travelling around the city to provide care to seniors in 10 long-term care homes operated by the city. “Everything is on site, so it’s accessible, it’s timely and it’s free,” Dr. Karen Lee, a dentist with the mobile team, told CTV News Toronto Monday following an announcement about the program. The vans are equipped to handle patients using...
Léa Seydoux and George MacKay play yearning, reincarnated lovers across three eras. MacKay is good; Seydoux excels.
Source: Paras Griffin / Getty / Jeezy The Snowman wants to be a full-time dad because he claims his ex-wife isn’t stepping up to the plate as a parent, allegedly. TMZ exclusively reports that Jeezy is seeking primary custody of the former couple’s daughter, Monaco. According to the celebrity gossip site, the Atlanta rapper is making the move because he feels Jeannie Mai is not around to take care of the child. Per TMZ: The rapper just filed new legal docs — obtained by TMZ — asking a judge to...